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Frederick II, Holy Roman emperor and German king
(Encyclopedia) Frederick II, 1194–1250, Holy Roman emperor (1220–50) and German king (1212–20), king of Sicily (1197–1250), and king of Jerusalem (1229–50), son of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI and of…George Washington Williams Biography
George Washington Williamsreligious leader, historianBorn: 1849Birthplace: Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania Enlisting at 14, Williams fought for the North in the Civil War. In 1874, he became the…Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi Biography
Gordon Kiyoshi HirabayashiactivistBorn: 1918Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. An American of Japanese ancestry, Hirabayashi was a sociology student at the University of Washington in Seattle when…Ner MIDDLESWARTH, Congress, PA (1783-1865)
MIDDLESWARTH Ner , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Jersey of Dutch ancestry, December 12, 1783; moved to Beavertown, Snyder County, Pa.; had a very limited education; served as a…Runyonese
The Question: What dialect are the characters in Guys and Dolls speaking? The Answer: "Runyonese." Guys and Dolls, a musical and motion picture, is based on the book of the same name by Damon…N. Scott Momaday Biography
N. Scott Momadaypoet, author, scholar, painterBorn: February 27, 1934Birthplace: Kiowa Indian reservation, Lawton, Oklahoma As a writer Navarre Scott Momaday draws from the "pan-Indian…Who is an Indian?
No single federal or tribal criterion establishes a person's identity as an Indian. Tribal membership is determined by the enrollment…The Congress of Women: Evolution of American Literature
by Mrs. M. K. Craig Göethe and SchillerPioneer Woman of OregonEvolution of American Literature Mrs. M. K. Craig is a native of Mississippi. She was born November 17, 1812. Her parents were…Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis was an American sculptor of the late 19th century who gained international fame at a time when women artists were a rarity -- let alone a woman sculptor whose ancestry was African and…Asian Moxie
Asian-influenced trends and Asian-American trendsetters by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Eastern Standard Time is a veritable encyclopedia of Asian-influenced culture. Feng Shui has…Trending
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